Tsai Ing-wen has been sworn in as the new president of Taiwan, becoming the country’s first female leader. In her inaugural address she called for “positive dialogue” with China, which was not […]
Switzerland Proposes Paying Everyone $30,000 a Year
The Swiss are discussing paying people $2,500 a month for doing nothing. Bloomberg’s Jan Schwalbe reports why on “Bloomberg Markets.”
Meet the women who dream to be Iran’s first all-female motocross team!
Rebel motorcycle club: meet the women who dream to be Iran’s first all-female motocross team!
Other Music’s 10 Essential Records
The New York record shop Other Music will close its doors on June 25, after over two decades in business. We asked the co-owner Josh Madell about the records that represent the […]
Paul Weller asks Paul McCartney a question
Paul Weller: Do you ever get frustrated with not being able to play more of your new stuff because people want to hear more of the Beatles stuff? McCartney: You would always […]
Bernie Sanders fighting for (and to get rid of) the super delegates
Sanders makes his claim that although he is behind in pledged delegates that the super delegates should decide who the nominee is.
China’s Fake Boyfriends
Having recently turned 27, Li Chenxi has reached the age at which unmarried women in China are labelled ‘sheng nu’ or ‘leftover women’.
The State of Japanese Animation in a Post-Miyazaki World: Directors to Watch
When legendary director Hayao Miyazaki announced his retirement from Studio Ghibli recently, the world of Japanese anime was in mourning. In the vacuum left by the famed director, known for masterpieces like […]
The true story of a woman living undetected in a stranger’s apartment
Nick Norman-Butler’s filmic retelling of a Japanese news story about a homeless woman in Fukuoka who ‘shared’ an apartment with a wealthy businessman without his knowledge… for over a year.
EgyptAir MS804 flight crash
An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo carrying 56 passengers and 10 crew crashed in the Mediterranean sea early Thursday morning, according to a Greek airport source.
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